Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 95.0% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 95.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 1976.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 89th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 63.9% | — |
| 1976 | 63.9% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 64.3% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 64.6% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 65.1% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 65.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 65.9% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 66.3% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 69.1% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 70.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 72.8% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 74.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 76.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 76.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 80.4% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 87.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.3% | 63.9% | 64.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 66.4% | 65.1% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.3% | 70.8% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 81.6% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 87.6% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 94.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 86 Mozambique 78.4% compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 78.2% compare
- 88 Benin 74.6% compare
- 89 Gambia 72.0% compare
- 90 Guinea 69.6% compare
- 91 Senegal 69.3% compare
- 92 Burkina Faso 65.5% compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 95.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 89th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release